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Your experience mirrors my own. I don't know if he coined the term, but Steve Yegge talks about 'heresies' that creep in to a system -- untrue things that stick around and permanen…

Some people may be moving away from us-east, but new datacenters are going up. That wouldn't happen unless someone thinks there's growth ahead. As for "not actual tech talent," I d…

Completely agree those lists are pay to play, but they also include some cool companies that underscore my point. Rocket Money (nee True Bill; Silver Spring) is fintech. Optoro (Be…

Having lived in the DC area for almost two decades, I don't agree. There are absolutely pockets that match your description but, if that's all you see I think you might be stuck in…

There's still movement in the region. Anzu-Green today announced a $100 million fund [1] and two weeks ago Andreessen Horowitz announced they're opening a DC office this quarter [2…

I'm aware of Astroscale ( https://astroscale.com/ ). They're a Japanese company with a presence in the US and UK that's commercializing this sort of service. I'm not sure if they h…